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Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport's terminal concourse expansion is entering its final phase this month, with jet bridge installation beginning and the full $26 million, four-gate project on track to finish by mid-October.
flydubai will retrofit 21 Boeing 737 MAX 8s with lie-flat Business Class seats and larger Boeing Space Bins over the next 12 months, timed to a fleet milestone of more than 100 aircraft.
The FAA has exempted Boeing from a 2028 ICAO emissions deadline, clearing the way for up to 35 additional 777 Freighters to be certified through January 2031 while the delayed 777-8F replacement slips toward 2029.
Etihad Airways CEO Antonoaldo Neves says the Abu Dhabi carrier expects to break even in 2026 on 90% load factors and 15-17% more capacity, even as he warns that sustained high jet fuel prices could push fares up next year and that a shortage of widebodies — not demand — is now capping growth.
Delta Flight 45, a Boeing 767-300ER bound for JFK with a full load of transatlantic fuel, turned back to Dublin on September 15 after a passenger medical emergency, landing overweight on runway 28L.
Latvia's state-owned airBaltic filed for US Chapter 11 protection on September 14 after an unhedged fuel-price shock, and a New York court has already approved interim access to a €350 million ($404 million) rescue loan.
Two passengers fight on Biman Bangladesh Airlines Sylhet-London flight. Viral video shows mid-air brawl. What really happened? Full details inside.
United Airlines Flight 1011, a Boeing 787-9 flying Washington Dulles to Cape Town, declared an emergency and diverted to Newark on September 5 after a passenger fell seriously ill roughly two hours into the transatlantic leg.
Icelandic aircraft mechanics voted overwhelmingly to walk out indefinitely from September 23 after seven months of failed wage talks, putting Icelandair's entire transatlantic schedule of roughly 110 daily flights at risk.
GE Aerospace says it will more than double deliveries of F110 and F404/F414 fighter engines by 2032 to meet Air Force and Navy demand, backed by a fresh $2.9 billion F/A-18 sustainment contract and a new sixth-generation engine milestone.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada will seek private capital to run its four largest airports through long-term concessions, while the federal government keeps ownership of the land and assets.
American Airlines says it will open, renovate, or expand nearly one airport lounge a month for the next two to three years and is adding Lavazza coffee and Bollinger Champagne on board and in its clubs, part of a broader premium push detailed September 15, 2026.